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single leg step up and down on pillow forward - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

single leg step up and down on pillow forward

step onto pillow with unaffected leg first, then affected leg, step down forward alternating legs to return to start

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius, soleus
Equipment
pillow
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability, proprioception
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand facing a pillow, lift unaffected leg off floor and place forward on pillow, followed by affected leg. Lower down unaffected leg on floor forward followed by affected leg for starting position. Repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.